Tasmanian producers show one man's waste is another's product

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
Updated May 29 2017 - 12:00pm, first published 11:52am
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: Jamie Spark from Tamar Valley Hydroponics has little wastage as there are other options for excess or over-ripe produce. Pictures: Phillip Biggs
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: Jamie Spark from Tamar Valley Hydroponics has little wastage as there are other options for excess or over-ripe produce. Pictures: Phillip Biggs

A social media storm erupted last week when a Kindred farmer commented to a journalist that he was feeding baby brushed potatoes to his cattle because his supermarket customer did not want them.

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Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Senior journalist

Johanna has more than 22 years experience as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and online publications.

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